SAP Concur reported (24-Aug-2021) a Wakefield Research study found that 89% of Canadian business travellers are ready to resume travel by Aug-2022, with 59% 'very willing'. Over 92% of those surveyed plan to add leisure travel to their business trips by Aug-2022, with 50% reporting plans to do so a quarter or more of the time. Canadian business travellers also reported:
- They believe an inability to increase business travel will affect them personally (76%) including:
- Maintaining business connections (49%);
- Not advancing in their career (33%);
- Making less money (26%);
- Flexibility is their top consideration for business travel (73%) ahead of vaccination-related demands (65%);
- Those with mandated policies (69%) or guidelines (51%) want looser COVID-19 restrictions. [more - original PR]